STABILO 's move easyergo mechnical pencil

This new innovative design is so great. Ordinary mechanical pencil’s lead is so thin that it can break easily if you write a bit harder, which children really have a hard time using it. This new Stabilo design with lead being 2mm thick and is similar to a pencil lead. It comes with a special sharpener and lead refill. The price is similar to ordinary mechanical pencil and is environmental friendly without wasting trees, a great product.

Junior Lifeguard program for children

Junior Lifeguard program is getting more popular in u.s by educating children to recognize potential hazardous conditions. One of the lessons called speed drop which require students to let go at the back of the moving boat and swim back to shore. Students learn different skills thru rescue simulation, swimming under currents..
Parents think this program is very helpful in teaching children of how to handle in water. Though, I felt that programs for children which involved certain degree of risks are just unnecessary..

Language Adventure Camp during school holidays

My child has just completed a week language camp during school holidays. Two facilitators were from California, a university professor in the English department and an experienced teacher. Participants of age 5 to 12 during the five-day camp were told to learn fun creative activities, science experiments, and singing sessions while at the same time picked up new sentences and enhanced their vocabulary.
I suppose foreigners from western countries are still not familiar with educational level in Malaysia and believe that Malaysian children can’t speak much English. They came up with a daily activity plan which was too easy for my 5 yrs old child. On the 3rd day, my child said it’s too boring, refusing to go there.
Last Friday’s newspaper published an article about this camp. One of the facilitators said “I am surprised and impressed with the children's command of English and also their academic abilities.”
Hopefully, foreign professionals will come up with better holiday camp programs for children in Penang.

Free games for children to learn English Phonics Math…

I found this site has some good computer games for children to learn English, Phonics, Math, Arts, Music.. These games are suitable for children in pre-school, kindergarten, and primary school.
http://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/index.shtml

Fairview International School in Penang Malaysia at Bukit Jambul

Newly opened Fairview International School started in September this year with students from kindergarten to Primary school level. It is next to the INTI International College, across from Equatorial Hotel.

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Taking music lessons can improve children on memory skills and IQ scores

A new Canadian study shows young children who take music lessons have better memories than their nonmusical peers. Children taking music lessons improved more over the year on general memory skills that are correlated with non-musical abilities such as literacy, verbal memory, visio spatial processing, mathematics and IQ.

Penang Primary School Registration Period for Children Borned in Year 2002

For children borned in year 2002, you may register at your preferred primary school during month of March 2007.
Bring along photocopies of parents' IC, original birth cert of your child, and original phone or electricity bill.

Kids Respond Best to Cash Reward From Parents

When parents offer cash to their children for achieving A's and B's in school exams, their children's grades soared. Rewards should be based on weekly progress.
Adults who promise money, gifts or privileges say that their children study harder. They are also able to learn that rewards require hard work.

English<->Chinese Online Dictionary

I find this online English to Chinese or Chinese to English Dictionary is very helpful.
http://www.tigernt.com/